Problem with glue(?) On new car wheels

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milesvdustin

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So I got this new Subaru outback and some of the glue from the shipping wheel protectors appears to be stuck on the wheels. Mothers wheel cleaner didn't faze it so I hit it with some goo gone. It looked like it got the stuff but really just smeared it around. Now, it's a hazy spot that I can't scratch off with my fingernail, but can catch the corner of the area and a spot in the middle with the nail.

More goo gone doesn't touch it. I tried some meguiars clay, no go. Then I tried some non acetone nail polish remover (MEK is the first ingredient) and still didn't budge it. I do not have any polish or compounds to try yet.

Anyone ever run into this before?

Don't want to ruin a set of wheels with less than 2k miles on them......
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That little spot in the middle of the second pic is shiny like the rest of the wheel

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Yes they are clear coated. I've used that 3m adhesive remove on cars before to get tar off. I'll grab some and some compound and see what I can do.

I guess I should mention the spots are no longer sticky. I also tried la totally awesome full strength and no dice. Only let it dwell about 10 seconds.

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Looks like some ultimate polish got it right off of there. Not sure what happened to it, it wasn't sticky at all after the goof off stuff. Weird.
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Orange degreasers, Tar removal products like Tar-X, Adhesive removers, WD-40 are all products that should be able to remove it with little effort.
 
I didn't even think about wd40. Two quick passes by hand on a MF applicator with the UC got it right off of there though. So I'll just do that for the other spots. It's almost like the glue got hard somehow?

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I absolutely loathe unwrapping new cars, glad you got it sorted out.
 
Late replying...also went thru this with 'her' '18 Subby. Used WD-40 and Meguiar's White Wax to finish.

Bill
 
Thanks for the replies everyone, I will try the wd40 on the other glue spots before I try the other stuff again. Just wish it would get warm enough to wash!

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